None of you ask for anything-except everything, but just for so long as you need it.

Doris Lessing

The Golden Notebook

On men.

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Topic

Men and women

Speaker

Anna Wulf

Author

Doris Lessing

Source

The Golden Notebook

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lessing, Doris. The Golden Notebook. Michael Joseph, 1962.

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Topic
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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It will need more than the Nineteenth Amendment to convince me that there are no differences between men and women, or that legislation cannot take those differences into account.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Adkins v. Children's Hospital

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Topic
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Source
Adkins v. Children's Hospital
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Dissenting Opinion. Adkins v. Children's Hospital. United States Reports, vol. 261, 9 Apr. 1923, pp. 567-571. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/250/616/.